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Music Artists Episodes

Jan. 26, 2023

Bart Wirtz and Emiel van Rijthoven of WAAN

Today, the spotlight shines on musicians Bart Wirtz and Emiel van Rijthoven who perform and record together under the name WAAN (Dutch for ‘Craze’). WAAN have a new record, Echo Echo , out on February 24 through the Sonar Ko…
Jan. 12, 2023

That Petrol Emotion

Today, the spotlight shines on the wildly influential post-punk group, That Petrol Emotion. Guitarist and songwriter Raymond Gorman and lead singer Steve Mack joined Spotlight On host Lawrence Peryer to mark the release of t…
Dec. 1, 2022

Jeremy Rose

Saxophonist-composer Jeremy Rose leads a multi-dimensional career spanning a dozen releases of original music with collaborative and solo projects across the world, including The Earshift Orchestra, Jeremy Rose Quartet, and …
Guest: Jeremy Rose
Nov. 17, 2022

Markus Reuter

Markus Reuter is a music producer, composer, performer, and creative educator with international credentials and a vast discography. Reuter's work as a recording artist, solo performer, and collaborator spans (and frequently…
Guest: Markus Reuter
Nov. 10, 2022

Duncan Chapman

Duncan Chapman is a composer/musician based in Lincolnshire, UK. Much of his work involves collaborations with a wide range of people creating performances, installations & recordings. Recent projects include online live-str…
Nov. 3, 2022

Grahame Lesh

Based in the musical hotbed of Marin County, California, Grahame Lesh is a guitar player and singer-songwriter for Midnight North, Phil Lesh & Friends, & the Terrapin Family Band. A mainstay in the scene centered around Terr…
Guest: Grahame Lesh
Oct. 27, 2022

Nick Mason

Nicholas Berkeley Mason, CBE (born 27 January 1944) is an English drummer and founding member of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He is the only member to feature on every Pink Floyd album, and the only constant member …
Oct. 13, 2022

The Headhunters

Back in the early 70s, drummer Mike Clark and bassist Paul Jackson were best friends living in East Oakland, playing flatbed gigs at Black Panther rallies, and generally raising hell. Cooking was not their forte, so the barb…
Oct. 6, 2022

Don Slepian

Born into a scientific family, music technologist Don Slepian showed both musical and technical talent early in life. He was a tester on the early internet as a member of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)…
Sept. 29, 2022

Backstage Pass: HERMIXALOT In Conversation with LP

FEMME HOUSE fosters more equitable opportunity for women and gender-expansive individuals in the technical and behind-the-scenes areas of music. They are creating the future producers, mixers, engineers, DJs, artists, and ex…
Sept. 15, 2022

Steven Hall

Steven Hall grew up in Scotland in the '60s, singing in church choirs and learning the bagpipes. "I was shy, and wanted to be cool and meet boys and girls, so I taught myself the guitar and learned the songs of The Beatles, …
Sept. 8, 2022

DiViNCi

As a founding member & producer of Orlando-based Hip Hop group, Solillaquists of Sound, DiViNCi first gained notoriety by using multiple drum machines in ways the world had never seen before. His frenetic finger drumming, so…
Aug. 25, 2022

Clem Snide

Named for a William S. Borroughs character, Clem Snide first emerged from Boston as a three-piece in the early 1990s, and the group would go on to become a cult and critical favorite, picking up high-profile fans from Bon Iv…
Aug. 18, 2022

Terry Grant

More Ghost Than Man
July 7, 2022

Steve Kimock

Steve Kimock talking about the new Zero reissue of “Naught Again” and finding the Grateful Dead scene